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A group of young musicians from the Wellington Shire area are realising their dreams by recording an album together through the Kool Skools project. The high school students were chosen at a concert held in Sale earlier this year showcasing local artists. ...

The inaugural Fiddlehead Festival has been held in the township of Yinnar. Choirs, ukeleles, banjos and fiddles kept that crowd entertained and its hoped continued the process of rebuilding the community after the 2009 fires.
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Born and raised in St Louis before moving to Chicago in her 20s,broke through into the alt-folk scene in 2014 with her hugely lauded album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. Since then, her soulful and boundary pushing crooning has been a mainstay on the playlists of indie music's more discerning ...

Cretan folk music is raw and vital, but the laouto and vocals and drum kit duo of George Xylouris and Jim White bring even more freshness and urgency to the form. George's father Psarantonis and uncle Nikos Xylouris are the most respected Cretan musicians. He has spent a lot of time in Australia, ...

Candelo-based singer-songwriter strips songs back to their essence with her solo guitar and voice versions of songs by Dan Kelly, Coloured Stone, The Saints, Gotye, Heath Cullen and more. We'll also hear a couple of great songs from Adelaide group The Baker Suite's latest album and a ...

"I know I am a pile of filthy wreckage you will wish you never touched" sings on her acclaimed new solo album Sprained Ankle. Julien was born in Memphis in a strongly Christian household playing hymns in church while figuring out an electric guitar in her dad's living room. She then formed a punk band ...

Drummer, ukulele player and singer songwriter brings his Polynesian inspired music and his band The Palm Royale to The Music Show and the . Bobby Alu and the Palm Royale is: Bobby Alu: vocals and ukulele Paulie B. guitar Stewart Barry: bass Josh Hillman: vocal and ukulele Rich Seymour: drums Robyn ...